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The oldest women player to win a title is also the oldest to the US Open
Serena Williams hails Tiger Woods' influence as she continues her US Open run with a straight sets win in an all-time record. The 34-year-old American beat her sister, Serena, at last week's Olympic Games...
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Malaysian voters caught up in a fierce campaign between candidates of the opposition and the Barisan’nya coalition
Malaysians vote in tight race as old party, reformers clash By Mark Kennedy in Kuala Lumpur and Mokhzani Zakaria in Putrajaya / The Guardian, Malaysia 7:30AM GMT 31 Mar 2013 Malaysian voters were caught...
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The San Simeon River is beginning to recede again
How an 'ancient landslide' keeps threatening a railroad, homes in San Clemente SAN CLEMENTE -- On Feb. 28, 1872, the San Simeon River crested at the flood level of 5.13 feet, the highest it...
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Wild Bill Elliott, the American Indian activist who spent much of his life fighting against injustice, died on Friday.
Jerry Lee Lewis, original wild man of rock 'n' roll, dies at 87 Jefferson Airplane, Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, Tom Petty, Steve Earle and other artists remembered the singer as a man who "kept...
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The UFC Women’s 115-Piece World Champion Will Be Fighting in Rio de Janeiro
Zhang Weili Beats Carla Esparza to Become the Women’s 115-pound U.F.C. Champion Again Zhang Weili: “Carla Esparza had very little defense from me.” Photo: Carla Esparza The women’s 115-pound world champion Carla Esparza is...
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California could have to cut water supplies to meet farmers’ needs
More water restrictions likely as California pledges to cut use of Colorado River supply By David Dayen and Kevin J. O’Connell, Associated Press, February 8, 2019 California officials have warned that they might have...
europe
The first confirmed case of H5N1 in Los Angeles County this year was reported Tuesday
First bird flu cases in wildfowl reported in Los Angeles County this year Ducks have been found sick and dead in several local wetlands and waters in the past few weeks and health officials...
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WADA Bans Sergey Torekov for Doping Infractions
Russian teenager banned from tennis for nine months following anti-doping breach By Tom Loveless 10 October 2017 The Russian tennis federation (RTF) has effectively banned its top player from competition for nine and a...
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Why Ontario doubled child care spots in two years
Ontario weakened its $10-a-day child care funding rules. Now the federal government is demanding answers. Why was the province so keen to give parents more access to child care? More than 400,000 children in...
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The Supreme Court’s Decision to Ban Proposition 200 is a Key Issue for Arizona
It’s 2024. Trump Backers Won’t Certify the Election. What Next, Legally? The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hand down a decision on December 12, in which it is expected to hear the case...
